True Poets dodge the fakeness of fame.
They allow praise to fall from their thoughts.
Old Poets understand the beauty of the sun rising from the east.
Allowing opportunity for new dreams and new places to come alive.

They enjoy watching the sun falling into the western sea.
Allowing the night to overcome the excitement of the day.

A wise Poet behold the beauty of the woman.
Tried to describe the softness of her skin and the feel
of her warm sweet kisses.

The Poet must feel the burden of war.
A writer must taste and know death, poverty and suffering.

A empty journey leave nothing for the pen and the paper.

Writers are neither revolutionist nor a martyr.
Just observers.

Great Poets left us with real description of war.
Many died in combat in the old wars.
Their poetry was longing for home and the beautiful valleys of youth.

Best honor for a writer.
Have more Poesy written because of their words.

This poem is for my favorite Poet Dryden.
His words will never be forgotten.

“War, our consumption, was their gainful trade.”

“What peace can be, where both to one pretend.”
(Dryden words.)

I tell the young writers.
Honor the old words.
Never be a naysayer to a up and coming writer.
We need more word-man and word-woman.

A real Poet love the word.
Written with skill or not.
Words written from the heart.
We need to read with a kind heart.

when you cant help but write and because the pain of not writing the word suffocates, taking away the breath of the author until the poet has no choice but to give the word life so the writer can live another day. Sometimes poetry hurts so bad as the words are sharp like knives but mostly the word is love embraced and expressed, shared.

Such a beautiful thought.. any poet, when writes, writes from the heart.It should be appreciated and encouraged. I guess all writers are an empath to a certain extent when they feel the moment so deeply and let their ink flow in it.

I had written something on the similar lines about what does writing mean to a writer. Take a look, if you are interested.

I’m not familiar with John Dryden’s poetry, but your wonderful poem has made me very intrigued to check out his work. I like the way you said “True Poets dodge the fakeness of fame.
They allow praise to fall from their thoughts.” That is so true… and who really needs fame anyway? It’s all quite empty, a huge illusion for the very foolish ego. 🙂

John Dryden, Ben Jonson(Called father of the great Poets of 1500)and Donne. These are my favorites. If you read them. You will find the modern words we write today. Without Dryden bad attitude. Writing would of been stopped.

The poets of older days are blessings to those of us struggling now. I like the idea of not focusing on fame, but on the words. Important to remember this in today’s social media days where fame is its own goal.

Very true John, writing is a space to learn emotionally what we can miss by walking through life, with our heads down. It has helped me cope with overpowering emotions that I wouldn’t have been able to make sense of without the pen. I’ll have to read Dryden.

You know, I always believe that to be able to write, one needs a bundle of imagination with a few meaningful words. I am glad to see this principle clearly in your writing. Let me begin with thanking you for your presence on my blog, so that I could find yours. Thank you for knowing and expressing a writer so well. It’s a great boost, indeed for amateurs like us, or shall i Say for the ones like me who just loves to write anything, just because it needs to be penned down and shared 🙂

I shall take some time till I go in details on your blog. Shall stay connected and hope the same from you. And yes, I often find some good (at least I think they are ) liking and following my blog. This makes me wonder what could such a creative mind find interesting enough to follow mine. Not compulsory, but would like to hear from you (genuine feedback about my writing).

Yes, we must understand. But sometimes the brain starts baffling if loaded with so much of information. It happens with me. And then I just stop looking outward and stick to inward, to remain balanced. The greatest challenge for me has always been not to lose sight of deeper self, while living and enjoying the outward journey.

I got lucky. At a book sale I found a copy of “The best of Dryden” for a dollar. A 1933 edition. I have read the book twice this year. He gave me motivation to write 50 new poems. Glag to meet you. Another book I found was a 1911 edition of Jack London “When gods laugh”. Another fantastic book.

Thank you, Coyote, for following my wandering blog. You have awakened an interest in Dryden for me and we want the same things, especially for the young and the generations to come. I will meander through your ideas. Awareness for now – and progress soon, I hope.

I don´t believe my eyes . I am in awe of your writings.. and say thanks god for a poet. and for your love of words and how they are used. Thanks for all old poets we have, especially the English poets as you here mention Dryden but so many more. I thought I was alone to write in a classical manner and so many (poets of today) writing in free verse and consider our writings as out of fashion. thanks for being here and for visiting my blog which gave me a kind visit here.. Love Kerstin Centervall

You are welcome and thank you for reading and the comment. I have been reading the ancient writers. Today my verse from reading “Virgil”
“Who can limit love.”
The writers of the past held passion and desire for understanding above all. We need to copy them.

I am happy your read this old literature.. we have so much to learn. Greek Mythology and forwarding writers are on my menu.always and on my mind . I am a very romantic dreamer in my writings.. Have a nice day.

What a lovely poem! As a poet myself (although perhaps not a very good one) I’m so happy that Dryden was able to express that peculiar joy which springs from a love of language so much more beautifully than I ever could have. Thank you for sharing this poem!

This is unrelated, but I noticed you were following my blog over at crawfordwritingblog.com – I wanted to let you know that I’ve switched it from a wordpress.com site to a wordpress.org site, which means if you want to keep following my blog, could you kindly go over there and click the new follow button?

hey thanks for visiting my blog, yours is lovely by the way. I’m currently raising funds for my travelogue which I hope you might have time to visit and maybe drop in a even a cent or two.. 🙂
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You are right. President Johnson made profit off the war in Vietnam. That is why he is the forgotten President. I did meet people with a degree and great ability in the military. War is the base of the USA. We spend for contractors. Close to 500 billion dollars for equipment. Add payroll, VA hospitals, pensions and disability. Over a trillion dollar for the cost of war. This is sad.

I like Dryden saying: “If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams – the more they are condensed the deeper they burn.” We need to condense them, examine them, celebrate them, but use caution. 🙂 Thanks for your lovely Poesy, Brenda

Dryden like many saw the future and the past. I wish the kids of today learn. The great word and thoughts are repeated. It is good to learn from the ancient writers. They can teach us many positive lessons. Thank you for reading and the amazing comment.

To be a great writer. You must live. Reading books and being a observer leave you empty. The great writers saw war and knew poverty. Few great writers came from the mouth of wealth. Hemingway, Kosinski, Twain, Helen Jackson and Nevil Schute live through hard times and left us with a realistic story of time and life. One of my favorite writers years ago wrote.Dryden said set the example. Write the truth and don’t be afraid of the consequences.

Thank you Francina for reading and the comment. Writers must assist each other. Purpose of a writer. To tell the world the truth and lead the world away from war. It is too bad no-one listen to the war time writers like Hemingway and Shute. There is no real honor or beauty in war.

Dryden told writers almost 500 years ago. Write to tell the truth, to create laughter and tears and try to lead people to a better places. I believe this should be the goal of a writer. Thank you for reading and the comment.

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Hello, I have really enjoyed reading your blog! I followed.
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words written from the heart….yes…and we feel if they are… the fakeness of fame is a good point as well… i think no one will ever write really good if fame is the first thing they have in mind.. you make me curious for dryden’s work…

I read his collection in one day. He is amazing. If you can find. The best of Dryden. I read up on him. They said he was the writer who made the English language come alive. He even complimented the French writings.